... c tto its of ,a litoaI nn By POULTNEY BIGELOW FAR Up in the Highlands of South Africa, hemmed in by the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Orange Free State, is the last coherent body of negrocs on the whole of this vast Dark Continent. They are the nearest approach to a native nation owing to a variety of exceptional causes, and they have been for years eager to be let loose upon their traditional ...

... got (Crisis in ?? V?ilivpfilcs THE situation in the Philippines has been going from bad to worse. An insur. GENERAL OTIS In Command of the American Forces in the Ph.lippines gent army, number. ing over 20,00, concentrated round Manila, and some severe fighting en. sued. The American troops, un der General Otis, seen to have behaved very well. The fighting took place over a vast area, the Ameri ...

... va Vellill 0355aftes WHEN the citv of Benin was taken some two years ago Ologlosleri, the chief who % as responsible for the massacres which led to the expedition, made good his escape with other chiefs. OLOGBOSHERI IN CAPTIVITY These men collected in the country between the capital and the Sokoto frontier, and soon became a cause of trouble and a source of serious danger to their neighbours. ...

... topics, of tlie elsak As day after day the transports arrive at Cape A Policy Town, and General Buller's Field Force begins of to assume something of its final shape and Justice strength, the public mind, skipping many a disagreeable interlude, begins to busy itself with the question of ultimate settlement. A stray sentence in Lord Salisbury's speech at the Guildhall last week- We seek no ...

... (01jr vartraits MiA. ALFREID l orAoTr, of Woodfield, Werneth, O!dham, was born on May S, ISS8, at Chadderton, where his father was then engaged in the cotton-spinning industry in company with the pre- sent candidate's grandfather. His parents being members of the Society of Friends, he was sent to the Quaker school at Kendal, and later to Grove House, Tottenham, and he subsequently took a B. A ...

... 5licttcs at 01nilt LAST week we published a map showing the situation of Muscat, which has been brought into prominent notice lately by the threat of Admiral Douglas to bombard the town if the Sultan of. Oman did not cancel his concession of a coaling station to the French. Our illustrations of Muscat and its inhabitants are from photographs brought to us by a correspondent who has recently ...

... lstxraianll fetberatioll Tnr. burning question in th2 Australian Colonies is that of Federation. To alter or amend the Constitution in these colonies special appeals arc made to the people after the legislature has decided ulponl such a course. In this respect these colonies have the advantage ot Canada, where even if the people and both Houses are unanimous for an amendment of the ...

... ?? vrice of a 'Ic~ , ,t WHIEN in secret con- sistory, says The Golden Penn)', the Pope resolves to send the calotte and the red cap to his future caidinal-priest or layman-a noble, one of the guards,'is chosen by him to carry the calotte in its silken box to the elect. The cardinal to be, pays into the hands of th'e messenger a gratilica- tion of 500/. A second messenger, called the able-gate ...

... 44The Little Fellow Caught Cold,' whlbh rj a day or W6 deteoped into a severe bronchial attack., I. KEimNETH CAMPSILLg - Amzg t5e ss u f cod-liver oil in the human sydta are three which stand out conspicuouly and which possibly are the easiest to understand. Thse thrae ae. first, as a specific for throat ard lnug afection second, as a benefit to the entire alinentary canal; and third, to ...

... LONDON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. London must have breathed freely this morning when it found that the urgent despatch spoken of in Dalsiel's telegram last night was a Boer ultimatum after all. The arrogance of its terms is everywhere commented on, and excites universal in- dignation here. We know now where we stand. and what the issue between the two Governments is. So far the prevailing feel- ing ...

... I MlISSIONARY WORK. l _ E COMMERCIAL MORALITY AND GAMBLING. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE. The congress resumed its sittings in the Royal Albert Hall, London, yesterday morning, the Bishop of London presiding. The attendance of members was still large, though there was no longer that pressure and crowding which made the opening meeting in this huge hail so unpre- cedented a scene in congress history. The ...

... ' :SPfECH OF LORD HALIFAX.. REMARKABLE DECURATION. Lord Halifax last night presided over a meet- ing of nmembers and friends of the English Ch-urch Union at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, London. Admission was by ticket, and the great hail was crowded; in fact, it was inade- quate for the accommodation of all -who de- sired to attend, and an overflow meeting was held in the smaller hall, where- ...